Toronto Assessible Transit Services

The para-transit system was created in 1975 and operating on behalf of the TTC, Metro Toronto and the province of Ontario. WheelTrans was taken over by the TTC in 1986. WheelTrans buses were operated by All Way Transportation Corporation (sold to Vitran Corporation in 1983 and sold in 1991)and ran according to a regular route while others are dispatched through pre-arranged appointments. Some of the system's services are contracted out to outside operators (mainly taxis) using specially equipped minivans.

Roster

A list of current and past vehicles used by Wheel Trans:

• Thomas Built Buses, Inc. Mighty Mite
• Thomas Built Buses, Inc. Minotaur
• Wayne Transette
• Ontario Bus Industries Orion II and II Community Bus
• Overland-Ford ELF
• J.G. Brill and Company R23 Twin Coach – pre-Wheel Trans
• Chevrolet station wagons

Since the late 1990s, some regular routes allow disabled passengers to use low floor buses with space for a wheelchair:

• Orion Bus Industries Orion V
• Orion Bus Industries Orion V CNG
• Orion Bus Industries Orion VI CNG
• Orion Bus Industries Orion VII
• New Flyer Industries D40LF
• NovaBus LFS
• NovaBus RTS

In addition, some subway stations have elevators installed to allow disabled users to ride the subway, namely when the wide-doored Bombardier T1 and T2 cars are used.

Facilities

Garage

WheelTrans buses operate from the Lakeshore Garage in downtown Toronto. Allways Transportation had WheelTrans vehicles stored at a garage near Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West.

Stations with elevators to assist wheel chaired patrons:

• Bathurst
• Bloor-Yonge
• Davisville
• Downsview
• Finch
• Kennedy
• Kipling
• Main
• Queen
• Sherborne
• Spadina

See Also

• Toronto Transit Commission